Our approach is based on software-hardware separation (think Docker but for embedded) - and we aim to :

• reduce initial costs and development time by up to 2X;
• reduce long-term costs for up-dates, maintenance, porting to new platforms, adding new functionalities - up to 4X both in time and costs;

We are building two products: OxidOS Edge - a Rust-based embedded Operating System for microcontroller-based ECUs. OxidOS SDV Platform - a WASM-based isolation layer running on top of POSIX operating systems (e.g.. QNX, AGL) for processor-based ECUs.

Both support multiple programming languages in terms of application development. In both cases, the same code can run containerized-like across multiple hardware platforms, with capability-based controlled access to the hardware.

OxidOS Edge Platform Features

• Highly modular security-focused Rust-based Embedded OS;
• Can run as a full-fledged Operating System on microcontrollers;
• Capability-based access to hardware - applications only access their designated resources in a firewall manner (credential-based for specific peripherals).

OxidOS SDV Platform Features

• Isolation layer that enables the same Application/ Service to run on top of any POSIX-compliant OS.
• Applications can be ported at a binary level between different OSs / hardware revisions.
• Capability-based access permissions – ensures docker-like isolation in terms of peripheral, communication interfaces, and memory access.

OxidOS Edge is based on the open-source operating system https://tockos.org .

Our colleague Alex is in the 7th position in the top contributors list https://github.com/tock/tock/graphs/contributors  and, together with our colleague Ioana - published the first book on tock OS - https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4842-7789-8

OxidOS SDV - is based on an open-source WASM Execution Engine. We recently started a collaboration with DLR (The German Aerospace Center) on this - which will be announced publicaly soon.